Faculty

Curriculum Vitae

Neil S. Siegel

Associate Professor of Law and Political Science

Duke University
School of Law
Box 90360
Durham, N.C. 277080-0360
phone: 919-613-7157
fax: 919-668-0995
email: nseigel@law.duke.edu

 

Education

Boalt Hall School of Law, University of California, Berkeley: J.D., 2001

University of California, Berkeley: Ph.D. (Jurisprudence & Social Policy), 2001

Duke University: M.A. (Economics), 1995

Duke University: B.A., summa cum laude (Economics, Political Science), 1994

Experience

Scholarly Publications

Articles and Essays

Comments

Works in Progress

Popular Publications

Research Interests

Courses Taught

Activities

2008-2009 Academic Year 2007-2008 Academic Year 2006-2007 Academic Year 2005-2006 Academic Year
  • Judge, National Finals of “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” Competition for High School Students, Washington, D.C., May 2006
  • Speaker (with Erwin Chemerinsky), “U.S. Supreme Court Update,” Duke Law School, April 2006
  • Speaker, “U.S. Supreme Court Update,” Virginia Trial Lawyers Association, The Homestead, Viriginia, April 2006
  • Presenter (with Robert Cooter), “The General Welfare Clause and the Theory of Public Goods,” Duke Law School Faculty Colloquium, March 2006
  • Consultant to City of Raleigh, North Carolina, Green v. City of Raleigh, 523 F.3d 293 (4th Cir. 2008), February 2006
  • Speaker, “U.S. Supreme Court Update,” Duke Law School Alumni Event, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 2006
  • Presenter, “Dole’s Future,” Temple University School of Law Faculty Colloquium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 2006
  • Presenter, “Dole’s Future,” University of San Diego School of Law Faculty Colloquium, San Diego, California, February 2006
  • Judge and Speaker, North Carolina State Finals of “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” Competition for High School Students, Raleigh, February 2006
  • Presenter, “Commandeering and Its Alternatives: A Federalism Perspective,” American Enterprise Institute Federalism Roundtable, Washington, D.C., January 2006
  • Presenter, “Commandeering and Its Alternatives: A Federalism Perspective,” Duke Law School Faculty Early Stages Workshop, January 2006
  • Panelist, “Integrating Transnational Legal Perspectives into the First-Year Constitutional Law Curriculum,” Association of American Law Schools Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C., January 2006
  • Panelist, “A Mid-Term Supreme Court Preview,” Program in Public Law, Duke Law School, January 2006
  • Nightly Commentator, U.S. Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings of Judge Samuel A. Alito, National Public Radio, January 2006
  • Instructor, “U.S. Supreme Court Update,” New Jersey Judicial College, Teaneck, New Jersey, November 2005
  • Panelist, “Judgment of the Times,” Terry Sanford Institute of Public Policy and the Duke Political Union, Duke University, November 2005
  • Speaker, “Virginia v. Black,” Discussion Following Presentation of a Video Created by Professor Tom Metzloff, Braxton Craven Inn of Court, Duke Law School, October 2005
  • Panelist, “Cronyism and the Future of the Supreme Court: The Nomination of Harriet Miers,” American Constitution Society, October 2005
  • Panelist, “Supreme Court Changes and the Confirmation Process,” Constitution Day Celebration Panel, Cone Center, UNC Charlotte, September 2005
  • Panelist, “A Discussion of the Legacy of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist,” Program in Public Law, Duke Law School, September 2005
  • Moderator, “Reflections on the ‘O’Connor Court’ and the Prospects for Change in Constitutional Doctrine After Her Retirement,” Program in Public Law, Duke Law School, August 2005
  • Co-Organizer and Presenter, Conference on Constitutional Law and Economics, University of California at Berkeley, August 2005
  • Special Counsel, U.S. Senator Joseph Biden, Senate Judiciary Committee, July-October 2005
  • Speaker, “U.S. Supreme Court Update,” Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, New York, July 2005
2004-2005 Academic Year
  • Panelist, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research, Fifth Annual Supreme Court Review, Washington, D.C., June 2005
  • Seminar Instructor, Durham Public Schools’ History Connect(!) Summer Institute, Duke University, June 2005
  • Judge and Alumni Speaker, National Finals of “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” Competition for High School Students, Washington, D.C., April 2005
  • Participant, “The Political Economy of a Federal Constitution,” Liberty Fund Conference, Alexandria, Virginia, April 2005
  • Instructor, “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution Weekend Workshop,” Salter Path, North Carolina, March 2005
  • Judge and Keynote Speaker, North Carolina State Finals of “We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution” Competition for High School Students, Raleigh, NC, January 2005
  • Moderator, “Supreme Court Advocacy,” Program in Public Law, Duke Law School, November 2004
  • Panelist, “What Will the Election Mean?” Fuqua School of Business, Duke University, October 2004
  • Presenter, “Judicial Minimalism at the Supreme Court Bar,” Early Stages Workshop, Duke Law School, October 2004
  • Speaker (with Erwin Chemerinsky), “Preview of Supreme Court Term,” Program in Public Law, Duke Law School, October 2004
  • Panelist, “Interrogation, Detention, and the Powers of the Executive,” Sixth Annual Conference of the Program in Public Law, Duke Law School, September 2004
  • Speaker (with Sara Beale), “The Implications of Blakely v. Washington,” American Constitution Society, Duke Law School, August 2004